Hard Way

Old and weathered these mountains Worn and rounded their shoulders Smooth under our soles Become hard like the stone I watch you steeling yourself Against the fear For there's always been something else That really drives you We have energy left to burn We still have it all to come There's a long list of things for us In the glowing morning For the lessons that we've learned Have all been learned in the hard way And soon they'll be nothing to deny The best things are good to touch but never to take hold of If we can forgive ourselves then we must forgive the others The seasons will always return when they're ready Like people will always come round when they're ready And the lessons that we've learned Have all been learned in the hard way And soon they'll be nothing to deny And the lessons that we've learned Have all been learned in the hard way And soon they'll be nothing to deny And you don't know how the healing works And you sure don't know how long it takes Spirit will always find a way Come back when you're ready Come back when you're ready When you're ready